United States Second Circuit - January 2006 Opinion Summaries

US v. Holguin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A conviction and sentence for possession with intent to distribute of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine is affirmed...

Cassano v. Carb

Civil Rights; Labor & Employment Law

Wu v. Immigration & Naturalization Serv.

Immigration Law
Petition for review of a denial of a motion to reopen an in abstentia order of deportation is granted where it was an abuse of discretion for the...

Mohamed v. Gonzales

Immigration Law

Frommert v. Conkright

ERISA, Elder Law, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgments dismissing plaintiffs-employees' claims for improper calculation of their benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)...

Singh v. Ashcroft

Immigration Law
Petitions for review from a denial of an application for asylum and withholding of removal is denied where there was no jurisdiction to review the...

Ballow Brasted O'Brien & Rusin P.C. v. Logan

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Summary judgment for plaintiff in a dispute over the enforceability of an attorney substitution agreement is affirmed where defendant's exceptional...

Shah v. Meeker

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Securities Law
Order dismissing putative class action securities fraud claims as time-barred is affirmed where the district court properly found that plaintiff's...

Messiah v. Duncan

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
As long as each side to a Batson dispute is provided an opportunity to make its record, a clear expression of a trial court's acceptance or rejection...

Joaquin-Porras v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Petition for review of a denial of petitioner's application for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture is...